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Electronic fund transfer or transaction system
Assignee: Millennium Commerce LLC
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Filing: 1996-06-26
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Granted: 2000-11-21
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Expires: 2016-06-26
Abstract
Abstract An electronic fund transfer (EFT) system capable of displaying a menu including one or more user-defined custom transactions associated with an identification card so that the user can select a desired transaction by a single selection or with limited inputs. The transactions may be defined by a user during a set-up/authorization operation and/or may be stored based on transactions performed by the user. Additionally, the transactions may be stored on the identification card, in a local memory of a transaction terminal and/or in a system memory of the EFT system. A single identification card may be used to enable the user to select from a plurality of financial accounts with different institutions. Another asset of an ATM system and method comprises a graphical user interface that enables a user to select a transaction type and the transaction parameters necessary to define that transaction from a single display. By use of a pointing device (and possibly other input devices), the user can select or change selections for the transaction type and/or transaction parameters. Preferably, the display is created using object-oriented programming and has a plurality of objects corresponding to the transaction type and transaction parameters. Using the pointing device, the user selects the transaction type. Once the transaction type is selected, the transaction parameters necessary to define the selected transaction type are selected. The ATM system may preselect transaction types and/or transaction parameters based on stored information relating to the user (such as a previous transaction or other information.). If the selections are as the user desires them to be for the desired transaction, then the user can simply click on a command button (e.g. a button labeled "OK") to cause the transaction to be executed. This potentially reduces the number of inputs or selections that a user must make to execute a desire transaction.
Inventors
- 👤 James G. Gatto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:25
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/10; G06Q20/18; G07; G07F; G07F19/00; G07F19/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An electronic financial transaction system for executing financial transactions, the transactions being characterized by a transaction type and a plurality of transaction parameters, the system comprising: a central controller; a communications network; a terminal device selectively connectable to the central controller through the communications network, the terminal device comprising: a processor; a display connected to the processor; an input mechanism for providing input to the processor; the system further comprising means for storing user defined transaction information, the transaction information comprising at least one of user defined transactions and user defined transaction parameters; the processor causing the display to display on a single screen stored transaction information; the input mechanism enabling a user to use the displayed transaction information to execute a financial transaction or to enter selections to specify one or more transaction parameters.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
An electronic financial transaction system for executing financial transactions, the transactions being characterized by a transaction type and a plurality of transaction parameters, the system comprising: a central controller; a communications network; a terminal device selectively connectable to the central controller through the communications network, the terminal device comprising: a processor; a display connected to the processor; an input mechanism for providing input to the processor; the system further comprising means for storing user defined transaction information, the transaction information comprising at least one of user defined transactions and user defined transaction parameters; the processor causing the display to display on a single screen stored transaction information; the input mechanism enabling a user to use the displayed transaction information to execute a financial transaction or to enter selections to specify one or more transaction parameters.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the system predicts transaction information that a user of the terminal will desire based on stored data for that user.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the prediction is based on the user's most commonly requested transaction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the prediction is based on the user's last transaction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the prediction is based on when the user is executing a transaction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the prediction is based on where the user is executing the transaction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the prediction is based on a plurality of criteria, where the criteria are assigned a relative weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 3 further comprising a counter to count the number of times a user performs a particular transaction to assist in determining the user's most commonly requested transaction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising means for identifying a user prior to enabling the user to execute a transaction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 9 wherein the means for identifying comprises an eye scanner.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the terminal further comprises a card means, the card means being capable of at least one of reading from and writing to a card.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the card comprises a smart card.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
The system of claim 12 wherein the terminal comprises a computer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 13 wherein the system comprises a financial transaction system for transferring funds and the card means comprises writing transaction information to the smart card, the transaction information comprising a fund transfer amount.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 9 wherein the system predicts transaction information that a user of the terminal will desire based on stored data for that user.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 15 wherein the prediction is based on the user's most commonly requested transaction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 15 wherein the prediction is based on the user's last transaction.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 15 wherein the prediction is based on when the user is executing a transaction.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 15 wherein the prediction is based on where the user is executing the transaction.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 15 wherein the prediction is based on a plurality of criteria, where the criteria are assigned a relative weight.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 15 wherein the terminal further comprises a card means, the card means being capable of at least one of reading from and writing to a card.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 24, wherein the card comprises a smart card.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
11 words
The system of claim 22 wherein the terminal comprises a computer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 23 wherein the system comprises a financial transaction system for transferring funds and the card means comprises writing transaction information to the smart card, the transaction information comprising a fund transfer amount.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the predicted transaction information comprises both a transaction type and transaction parameters associated with that transaction type, and the user uses the input means to either change the predicted transaction information or accept the displayed transaction type and transaction parameters.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 25 wherein the predicted transaction type and transaction parameters are displayed simultaneously on a single screen of the display.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 25 wherein the prediction is based on the user's most commonly requested transaction.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 25 wherein the prediction is based on the user's last transaction.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 25 wherein the prediction is based on when the user is executing a transaction.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 25 wherein the prediction is based on where the user is executing the transaction.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 25 wherein the prediction is based on a plurality of criteria, where the criteria are assigned a relative weight.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 27 further comprising a counter to count the number of times a user performs a particular transaction to assist in determining the user's most commonly requested transaction.
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